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Curls Dig

Shotgun·Trey Open Offset·11

Dig Pass Play Curl

Play diagram for Curls Dig from Shotgun Trey Open Offset in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTrey Open Offset

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Curls Dig out of Shotgun Trey Open Offset gives you a five man route concept built to attack zone drops with a dig sitting behind the underneath curls. The backside receiver runs a deep out that breaks toward the sideline, the inline TE releases into a curl at the sticks, the slot runs a deep dig crossing the field over the middle, another route breaks back to the flat, and the outside receiver on the trey side pushes vertically on a go route to hold the safety. Blocking is a standard pass protection look with no extra help shown, so this is a straight drop back concept, and the primary read starts with the dig working across the middle before working back to the curl and flat combo underneath.

Defensive Reads

Presnap, identify if the safeties are showing two high shells since that opens up the dig window right behind the underneath zone drops. Key the middle linebacker or nickel defender at the snap, if he sinks to the dig depth immediately he is likely in a zone drop reading the quarterback's eyes. Watch for a user controlled defender sitting in the shallow curl area, that lurk threat can jump the underneath curl route and bait a turnover if you force it. Against man coverage, look for the cornerback on the backside out route to sit on top, if he does not respect depth the out route becomes an easy pitch and catch. Blitz heavy fronts with single high safety can beat this play before the dig develops, so check protection and be ready to throw the flat or curl underneath as a checkdown.

Usage Tips

Use presnap motion or check the safety depth to confirm if you are getting two high or single high, since the dig sits down right in the honey hole of a two high shell.

On third and medium to long, this is a great call because the dig gives you a natural sit read against zone while the curl and flat combo underneath punishes any linebacker overcommitting to the run.

If the defense shows man coverage presnap, hot route the flat runner into a quick option route or speed out to give yourself a faster answer against man beaters.

Pair this with Four Verticals or Y Corner from the same set so the defense has to respect the vertical shot before you come back to this intermediate dig concept.

Watch the underneath defenders at the snap: if a linebacker sinks hard to jump the dig, come off it and reset to the curl sitting behind him for an easy completion.